~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

Well, I am finally all caught up on Vandy Girls TR, your PTR for this trip, and this TR! Just took me a few days...lol. Great PTR and TR thus far. As far as a pop up camper, my dad and i want to get one, too. In 2002 i took a 7 week road trip out west. my dad flew out to Seattle and met me for the ride back. But i feel like i missed so much; dad too. so we want to get one so we can do more cross country travelling. I definitely mentioned taking it to Disney too. my parents have 3 dogs, so it would be good for that too.

Anyway, can't wait for more!
 
Great update! I hated the Beverly; however, it's the aftertaste that really gets ya!
 
:sad2: ACK!! BEVERLY!!! YUUUUCKY!!! But so fun to watch others try it. :lmao:

Your pictures are great. Sunshine Season's looks pretty good. We've still never tried it.

Sorry you got stuck in the rain! I hate that, and then you have that damp feeling for the rest of the day.
 
AWESOME TR!!!!! I'm so glad I found it! You have a beautiful family :)

Happy New Year!
 

That exact same rainy Thursday we did MK in the morning, and even with the ponchos we were wet. But the lines for the rides were very short, so that was a plus. And I'd take a rainy day at WDW anytime!
Can't wait to read how the rest of your trip went!:)
 
Hi! I'm in too! Love the posts so far!

One quick question:Were you wearing the Alice crocs? One the SE pic it looks like that's what you have on. If so are, they as comfy as the "regular" style or flops? I'm going Jan 17th and I really want to buy some but I didn't know if they're as comfy as the "regular" ones since the Alice style is different. I wont wear the "regular" ones cause I think they look strange but they are so comfy! I have the flops but I can't really wear those in january even at WDW!

Can't wait to hear more!
 
OK Dawn, I asked DS and he thinks it was Terrence Cody.

I'm not so sure because in all the pics I see of him he has dread locks. So, unless he cut them all off, I'm not sure that was him.

We'll be watching tomorrow night though! I've been trash talkin' with Wendy over on FB about the game. Kinda funny considerin' she isn't a sports gal at ALL! ;) :rotfl2:

Happy 2009 to you and Ray!!
 
the next best thing to planning your own trip is helping someone else plan there's!
I love seeing someone try beverly for the first time!;)
 
Dawn! Don't know where I've been - great start so far - I'll be back to catch up - I need some sleep!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
 
Love the update, at least the rain stopped. Loved the photo's from Spaceship earth, isn't that such fun!!! Also loved your Club Kool pics, did Luke have to pee a ton after that, that's what happened with our kids:rotfl: .
Hope you guys had a happy new year, can't wait to hear more about your trip.
Have fun planning your boss' trip, my parents go in February and I already made all of their dining reservations. Such fun!
Lesley
 
We were at MK that same day that it rained. You are not kidding - I've never seen so much rain. We bought ponchos and did the best we could. The good thing about the rain, is that there was NOBODY at MK that morning. We walked on everything. I'm glad you dried out, I hope the afternoon gets better, your TR is great.
 
i hope you all had a very....

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we went and had mexican food and margaritas and then came home and had a quiet night with the doggies. we watched the fireworks on dave's live stream from the poly that memom told me about. it was really pretty - i can't wait to see it live one day!

now that it's 2009 i can say that i'm going to disney world next year. :dance3:

:lmao:

i crack me up sometimes.


I love the pictures from Spaceship earth! I'm going to have to try to get pictures of ours when we're there in January. I didn't get any on the last trip because I didn't know when they were on.

Gotta love the Beverly faces.......DH knew there was one that I was waiting for him to try, but he didn't know which one it was. When he finally tried it, I kept waiting for him to react, but all he said was, "That's not to bad." :confused3

We were at Sunshine Season right at lunch time too, and it was nuts. I had to hover for a table too, but I was holding DD #2, and a family offered me theirs and the husband even pulled up a chair for me to sit in while I waited. I agree that it's definitely a lot easier when people are nice about it.

your DH didn't mind the beverly? wow......more power to him! :rotfl: sunshine seasons was definitely crazy. when erica and i ate there in september it wasn't bad. and when DH and i had breakfast there in 2007 it was fine too. i guess you gotta hit it at a certain time!

Glad you had a better experience on Nemo this time! :hug:

I LOVE when people try Beverly for the 1st time......the expressions are priceless! :goodvibes Although, seeing peoples' expressions makes me think of that horrible, all-too-familiar taste. :eek:

That stinks that your "future" didn't come up on SE. I can't wait to see that portion of the ride when we eventually make it back to WDW.

As always, can't wait for more!!!

thanks! yeah, the beverly is just so gross. i actually didn't drink it this time. usually i have to torture myself and get a taste!

What a crowd at Sunshine seasons. Your pork chop looks amazing! Great pics of the fish. I'm looking forward to riding Nemo.

thanks! the pork chop was really good! i'm usually more of a sandwich or salad girl but it was really yummy!

Sooo glad that a lady wasn't beating her kids this time on Nemo!! :lmao:

Wish I could have seen Luke's face when he tried the Beverly. That stuff is nassssssstayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seriously! (on both comments!)

great update and pics.

I have 2 installments ready to go. :rolleyes1 :lmao:

I am not waiting for my photopass. I will do a special photopass segment when it arrives. I think I missed 30 or so pics already. :rotfl2:

looking forward to more. Nemo I say I will not go on but always do. :lmao:

well, i wasn't gonna wait for the photopass but since i ordered it yesterday and my next installment will include our first photopass pics, i figured i'd be okay to just wait. you are mr. speed writer - i can't keep up! :laughing:

Welcome back home, I had vanilla vodka and cranberry juice, yummy. Long story, short. I was at a party for my aunt and my cousin rented a bartender. I'm not a drinker so to speak so if I can taste the liquior I don't want it so she made me a cheesecake martini minus the martini and that's what it was - cranberry juice and vanilla vodka. It was like drinking juice.

I saw your ticker that your going to NYC, cool I'm in CT. I wanna see Mary Poppins on Broadway as well. Me and DH went to the city for our anniversary in October and it was awesome, just the two of us. Make sure you go to the WOD store, awesome! They have meet and greets upstairs around 12 I believe. I saw Minnie and Goofy in their halloween costumes. I can't wait to go back hopefully in the spring.

You did have a busy holiday back home. Glad you had a great time and thanks for the mini TR.

Loved your Spaceship Earth pictures, I cannot get enough of that "ball". I think it photographs great.

i didn't know it was called a cheesecake martini but that's a good description of it!

i can't wait to go to NYC. i've never been! we're leaving on a thursday and staying through monday morning i think. and yes, i will definitely go to world of disney! i hope there are some characters there that day. i'll need a dose of disney by then!
 
Great update!! I can't believe how wet y'all were! That's insane.

Beverly faces are so great! My family has been to Disney probably a dozen or more times so we've all tried Beverly and know it's horrible but drink it every trip...I don't know why! Actually, I went to World of Coke a few months ago with my sister and her boyfriend and got a really great picture of her. :laughing:

yes, we were WET! good thing we had all day to dry off! this was the first time i didn't drink the beverly. i don't know why we torture ourselves!

Once again I'm late to the party, but I did catch up! The condo looks really nice but I think you nailed it, only worth it if it's a long stay.

Thanks for all the Boardwalk & Beach Club pics. We love the EPCOT resorts and are super excited to be staying at the Beach Club for the first time Oct '09!:goodvibes

I'm a PF Changs junkie too! I had no idea they offered wine flights, can't wait to go back now.:love:

Dawn, I'm really enjoying your reviews. You are very good at this!!!!:thumbsup2

Happy New Year!!!

oh, the beach club is so nice! i love their pool. we LOVE PF chang's. that's why i'm scared to try yak & yeti - i'm afraid it wouldn't live up! thanks for your complements - you're so sweet!

Yay I found your TR!! Looking forward to catching up on your Christmassy adventures this weekend :surfweb:

thanks for joining in, kelly! i'm glad you're here. :goodvibes

In her very quickly developing southern brogue, Brooklynn would say you guys are wey-yut!
Very wey-yut!

Glad that didn't deter you, though! Just gotta be happy you are in Disney World and know that it will get better!

The pork chop looks good. I'll have to try that someday, but I can't get past that chicken whenever I go there. That chicken is delicious!

I love Luke's face as he is quickly and quietly disposing of his Beverly!

yes, we were very WEY-YUT!!! so cute! :rotfl: the pork chop was yummy. very good! i can't eat the chicken because chicken on a bone grosses me out. i know - i'm weird. but it smelled good! luke was so funny drinking that. he just sort of did it on his own and then just made a horrible face and quietly poured it out.

great update, glad to hear the photopass is coming soon, i cant wait to get them

thanks! yep, should be here in a couple days!

Oh my, you were wet!! Looks like you made the best of it though! I hope Luke goes Soarin!

yeah, it was crazy! you will see in the next installment if luke goes soarin or not!

Geeze you guys did get soaked! But, it is one of those things you just have to laugh about otherwise it'll be a damper on your whole day! As you know, I love Sunshine Seasons so I'm glad you ate there. :laughing: That's the one part I hate about Counter Service, trying to find a table and if there aren't any, then you have to stand around and wait for one to open up and run to it before someone else gets to it! :rolleyes: I love the picture of Luke and Chris looking up at Spaceship Earth!

yeah, we had to laugh. chris said, "if i find out that we could've taken the monorail from the boardwalk and didn't have to walk through that rain, i'm gonna kill you." :rolleyes: amateurs! :laughing: i think it's so funny how some people think the monorail goes ALL OVER disney world! i wish! luke was amazed at spaceship earth. it was so cute!

First, I noticed your ticker says you're heading to NYC...thats so cool, I'm right out on Long Island about an hr or so away. Take in as much as you can, idk if you've ever been there before but its amazing! Theres soooo much to see and do.

That picture of Luke and Chris in their future is so cute, Luke is cheesin' it up big time! :laughing: And wow, Sunshine Seasons was PACKED. I guess that could be expected because of the weather. I'm glad you guys didn't let it ruin your time though. I'm nervous to hear your account of the Brazilian tour groups in your next post!

yes, me and anna are gonna meet my sister up there. this will be my first time there! i can't wait! my list of stuff to do is a mile long. we're gonna have to figure out our priorities because we'll only be there for 4 full days. i'm sure i will have more details later to share with you guys!

yes, sunshine seasons was PACKED. i've never seen it like that. stay tuned for the tour groups - they were an recurring anamoly throughout our trip!

I can't wait to have my DH try the Beverly. You guys did get wet. This happen to us at Seaworld in 07 and DS and I had fun splashing in the puddles.

get your camera ready for the beverly! it's so gross. we probably would have had more fun with the rain if we weren't so hungry!

Man, I really wish you would quit with this GA stuff!! I'm a nice GA fan and I am reading your TRs...take it easy on me! ;)

i'm sorry! but honestly you are the exception to the rule. most georgia fans are NOT nice when it come to football. they are actually offended and get MAD when they find out i'm not a georgia fan. it's ridiculous.

Well, I am finally all caught up on Vandy Girls TR, your PTR for this trip, and this TR! Just took me a few days...lol. Great PTR and TR thus far. As far as a pop up camper, my dad and i want to get one, too. In 2002 i took a 7 week road trip out west. my dad flew out to Seattle and met me for the ride back. But i feel like i missed so much; dad too. so we want to get one so we can do more cross country travelling. I definitely mentioned taking it to Disney too. my parents have 3 dogs, so it would be good for that too.

Anyway, can't wait for more!

whew.....glad you're caught up! that's a lot of reading! we have a third car that we don't use - a 1997 volkswagon cabrio convertible. it's a fun car to have in nice weather, but we really don't use it like we thought we would when we decied to keep it. so i'm thinking we're gonna sell that and get a pop-up. they're really not that expensive. you can get a nice one for under $5,000.

Great update! I hated the Beverly; however, it's the aftertaste that really gets ya!

thanks! yeah, that beverly is just so gross. i can't believe people actually buy it in italy!

:sad2: ACK!! BEVERLY!!! YUUUUCKY!!! But so fun to watch others try it. :lmao:

Your pictures are great. Sunshine Season's looks pretty good. We've still never tried it.

Sorry you got stuck in the rain! I hate that, and then you have that damp feeling for the rest of the day.

sunshine seasons is really good. i've never had a bad meal there! just avoid it if it's raining outside! :laughing: it took us awhile to dry off but i think by dinner we were good!:thumbsup2

AWESOME TR!!!!! I'm so glad I found it! You have a beautiful family :)

Happy New Year!

thanks so much! and thanks for reading. ;)

That exact same rainy Thursday we did MK in the morning, and even with the ponchos we were wet. But the lines for the rides were very short, so that was a plus. And I'd take a rainy day at WDW anytime!
Can't wait to read how the rest of your trip went!:)

i'd take rain at WDW over a sunny day anywhere else, too. i just wish the rain would've waited until we were done with our walk from the boardwalk/beach club to epcot! :rotfl:
 
Hi! I'm in too! Love the posts so far!

One quick question:Were you wearing the Alice crocs? One the SE pic it looks like that's what you have on. If so are, they as comfy as the "regular" style or flops? I'm going Jan 17th and I really want to buy some but I didn't know if they're as comfy as the "regular" ones since the Alice style is different. I wont wear the "regular" ones cause I think they look strange but they are so comfy! I have the flops but I can't really wear those in january even at WDW!

Can't wait to hear more!

thanks for reading! yes, those are alice crocs and i love them. now i do have to say that when i first bought them and wore them to disney (september of 2007), i got a blister on the outside of one heel after the first day. it was weird though - i didn't even feel the blister until it popped. but i think blisters are a possibility at WDW no matter what. i always keep band aids on hand for those. anyway, after that they've been no problem. i wear them all the time! i did get a small blister on my heel this past trip because i was walking in the rain in them and i guess the wetness made it rub a blister on me. but i quickly put a band aid on it before it got too bad and it never bothered me again. alice crocs are a little bit narrower than normal crocs so be aware of that. but that's why i like them - they're not as bulky.

OK Dawn, I asked DS and he thinks it was Terrence Cody.

I'm not so sure because in all the pics I see of him he has dread locks. So, unless he cut them all off, I'm not sure that was him.

We'll be watching tomorrow night though! I've been trash talkin' with Wendy over on FB about the game. Kinda funny considerin' she isn't a sports gal at ALL! ;) :rotfl2:

Happy 2009 to you and Ray!!

we did see a guy with dreadlocks too but we didn't talk to him. but dad thought he played for alabama too. wendy as in utahmama wendy? that's hilarious!

the next best thing to planning your own trip is helping someone else plan there's!
I love seeing someone try beverly for the first time!;)

i know - i told her she was allowing me to live vicariously through her next year!

Dawn! Don't know where I've been - great start so far - I'll be back to catch up - I need some sleep!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

no problem - glad you're here! thanks for joining in.

Love the update, at least the rain stopped. Loved the photo's from Spaceship earth, isn't that such fun!!! Also loved your Club Kool pics, did Luke have to pee a ton after that, that's what happened with our kids:rotfl: .
Hope you guys had a happy new year, can't wait to hear more about your trip.
Have fun planning your boss' trip, my parents go in February and I already made all of their dining reservations. Such fun!
Lesley

i'm still mad our spaceship earth future didn't come up! :mad: that's my favorite part! i don't remember if luke had to pee or not. i'm trying to think if we had to stop by the bathroom after that and i don't remember. isn't it so fun planning someone else's trip? i told michele (my boss) that i loved doing it so let me go crazy!

We were at MK that same day that it rained. You are not kidding - I've never seen so much rain. We bought ponchos and did the best we could. The good thing about the rain, is that there was NOBODY at MK that morning. We walked on everything. I'm glad you dried out, I hope the afternoon gets better, your TR is great.

thanks so much! yeah, it was crazy with rain that morning. my definition of scattered thunderstorms isn't a downpour for 3 straight hours!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR PUNKIN!

I wish you a year of all your dreams coming true, even baby ones! :thumbsup2

thanks, you too! we will have to see about the baby news. it won't be for awhile, so you guys will have to be patient. ;) it's funny - my parents don't even know we've decided to have one yet. i'm afraid to tell them because once i do they'll start bugging us TO DEATH about it!
 
Great updates. I am cracking up thinking of you in the ladies room pouring water out of your crocs down the drain. But laughing with you not at you... I agree, it was AWFUL. Good for you guys for getting out in it and still having fun. I cowered in the hotel. :laughing:

Luke's face in the Nemo ride is just precious. I love seeing it through his eyes. And what good manners he has re: Beverly... just quietly pouring it out. Anna and Chris have done well!

Too bad about your "future" in Spaceship Earth. :headache:
 
Isn't the live feed awesome? I loved seeing the fireworks, and Jill and all of her church friends were also watching it down in Huntsville at their get-together. She told them it was going to be cool, and they made fun of her, as they always do about Disney, but she said they were all very impressed. And that was just on the computer. Imagine how impressed they'll be if they try it in person some time!

What makes you think your parents would pressure you about a baby?
Just because we (in the Grandparent Club) sit around with our stopwatches waiting for the word that a baby is on the way...you call that pressure?

Just because the house is decorated in blue and pink ribbons every time you are coming to visit, that's not bugging you.

Just because you went to put your coat in the hall closet and discovered ten packs of diapers stored away, think nothing of it.
Newborn diapers, that is.
Not Depends. :rotfl:

Just because an empty Grandma's Brag Book is placed strategically on the coffee table, don't feel like you have to be in a hurry.

Hmmm. Maybe you're right. Maybe you shouldn't say anything just yet.
Your loyal friends on the Dis will probably bug you enough without you letting your folks in on it right now.

I'm so excited! I have to go find my blue and pink ribbons! When are you coming up next? :cutie:
 
Just because the house is decorated in blue and pink ribbons every time you are coming to visit, that's not bugging you.

Just because you went to put your coat in the hall closet and discovered ten packs of diapers stored away, think nothing of it.
Newborn diapers, that is.
Not Depends. :rotfl:

Just because an empty Grandma's Brag Book is placed strategically on the coffee table, don't feel like you have to be in a hurry.

Hmmm. Maybe you're right. Maybe you shouldn't say anything just yet.
Your loyal friends on the Dis will probably bug you enough without you letting your folks in on it right now.

I'm so excited! I have to go find my blue and pink ribbons! When are you coming up next? :cutie:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Did I miss something????? Are you or about to become pregnant?:confused:
 
What a fun update! Sorry about the rain, I can't believe how soaked you guys were! I hope it cleared up for the rest of the trip. Spaceship Earth looks like so much fun! It's one of my favorite rides in all of Disney but it was closed on our last trip so we haven't gotten to see the new additions yet. I can't wait! I also can't wait for your next update :thumbsup2
 
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Did I miss something????? Are you or about to become pregnant?:confused:

They're just in the planning stages for the next year or so. I'm just already getting excited for them!

I'm sending myself to time-out now, and I will speak nothing of babies until I am allowed to.

Does anyone have some really, really strong duct tape????
 












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